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Facebook Initiates Anti-Cyberbullying Movement in Canada
0By: Ali Raza | November 18th, 2012 | News, O Canada, Social Media
Acts of bullying are considered extremely harmful and damaging, whether it occurs in real-life or cyber-space. Therefore, we see various people conducting seminars, sharing anecdotes and doing all they can to create awareness about bullying or take initiatives against it in order to eradicate its lasting impact from society. It is because of these initiatives and seminars that today we have seen a...
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Leaked Document Unveils the Truth about Samsung ATIV S Release in Canada
By: Jeff Stewart | November 18th, 2012 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
Canadians were expecting the launch of three Windows 8 phones during the month of November following the OS launch at the end of October. Rumours had swirled regarding the release dates of the HTC 8X, Nokia Lumia 920 and Samsung's offering, the ATIV S all being set to hit Canada by the middle of this month. This rumour proved true to some...
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RIM Lets Developers Know That Gold Version Of BB10 SDK Ready For Release
By: Talha Bhatti | November 17th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Research In Motion (RIM) has been making sure that all its efforts are on track as the deadline for the launch of its new Operating System, BlackBerry 10, and related devices are scheduled to hit the market January 30. The Canadian firm has been courting developers and hoping they can populate their ecosystem with a diverse list of apps to help att...
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Google Play is Sold Out of Nexus 10s Just Two Days After its Release
By: Ali Raza | November 17th, 2012 | Google, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets
There was lot of hype among the gadget freaks regarding the release of the super union-ed Samsung Google Nexus 10 as analysts around the world had dubbed this device the "mother of all tablet...
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Alberta Enterprise Becomes Limited Partner of Accelerate Fund with $10 Million Investment
By: Ali Raza | November 17th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
According to the latest announcement from Alberta Enterprise, the firm has put in $10 million into the early stage, angel co-investment fund Accelerate Fund. As a result of this investment Alberta Enterprise has now become a limited partner in the fund, leveraging their cap...
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University of Toronto Research Uses Deep Neural Networks to Help Speak Chinese Without Ever Learning it
By: Ali Raza | November 16th, 2012 | Living, News, O Canada
A tremendous amount of progress has been made in speech related technology over the past few years, leading to tremendous breakthroughs in the field. One such feat is the result of collaborative effort between the University of Toronto and Microsoft. The two parties recently releases a research report confirming that they were successful in enabling people to “speak” Chinese (Mandarin) in thei...
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Konekt.me – A Networking Website for Creative Professionals
By: Ali Raza | November 16th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Today there are several websites on the interweb that enable users to create or maintain their profile for professional purposes in order to expand their network, enhance their career and grow. Of these professional networking websites, LinkedIn currently ranks highest in terms of name recognition and popularity. While LinkedIn and other prof...
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Communitech and Google Agree to Work as Partners to Mentor Canadian Technology Startups
By: Ali Raza | November 16th, 2012 | Business, Google, News, O Canada
Startups in Canada will be elated to know that the leading startup enabler inthe country Communitech and search engine giant Google jointly announced yesterday that they will now work as partners to mentor and help Canadian based technology startups grow and excel. ...
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Canada’s Wireless Carriers and CWTA Announce New Strategy to Deal With Smartphone Theft
By: Jeff Stewart | November 16th, 2012 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
Increase in mobile phone theft has forced various government authorities and telecom companies around the world to come up with solid and implementable solutions against the acts of crime in an effort to get ahead of the issue. Wireless carriers in Canada and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) have also been working closel...
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HootSuite Debuts Seven New Facebook Features to Assist Their Clients
By: Jeff Stewart | November 16th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Well-known and proudly Canadian social media management system, HootSuite has rolled out seven new features on November 13 to assist their clients operate and maximize Facebook more effectively. Three of the seven features are reserved for HootSuite’s Enterprise clients, with the remainde...
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